Classical Receptions in Drama and Poetry in English
from c.1970 to the Present

Electra The Cambridge Greek Play 2001 Jane Montgomery talking with Lorna Hardwick The following extracts are taken from an interview recorded with Jane Montgomery at the Open University for the Reception of Classical Texts Research Project on 22 May, 2001, when she was at an early stage in her thinking about the production.The full transcript of the interview may be accessed by clicking here. To this interview was subsequently added a post-production response which documents Montgomery's reflections on the experience (21 February 2002). [Click on images to enlarge]
	"Not a historical reconstruction..." Click for text
		"... I think it’s absolutely crucial that we get to the core of the play, which is one woman’s suffering.... " Click for text
	A meta-theatrical production?Click for text

Electra The Cambridge Greek Play 2001